Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Mississippi
Laidley v. Merrifield 34 Va. 346 1839 1 Virginia
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 United States
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Pierce's Adm'r v. Trigg's Heirs 37 Va. 406 1839 1 Virginia
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 North Carolina
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina